Record Herring Run in Sitka, Sac Roe GHL Forecast
A historically high herring return is forecast for Sitka Sound this spring, with a proportionately larger guideline harvest level for the commercial sac roe fishery, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced. Even so, the actual catch is likely to be far below the GHL, as it has been in the past several years, the department said.
Fish and Game estimated the biomass of returning herring at 406,226 tons, an increase of more than 110,000 tons over last year's return. The Guideline Harvest Limit (GHL), which is 20 percent ...
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